Concord NH: The Board of Trustees of the NH Children's Trust Fund announces the award of $150,000 in contracts to 17 NH-based organizations providing services to families for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Funded organizations may be continuing services, establishing new services or extending services to underserved areas, but all services work toward the goal of 'keeping children safe and families strong.' These awards are made possible through the federal Community Based Child Abuse Prevention grant and through contributions from individuals and groups, including the State Employees Charitable Campaign (code: 7111) and the Combined Federal Campaign (code: 95517).
Every day children are innocent victims of child abuse. In 2009, the NH Division for Children, Youth and Families Central Intake Office investigated 7,880 reports of suspected in the home child abuse or neglect. Of these, 942 children were found to be victims of substantiated child abuse or neglect. Isn't it time we said "Enough!"? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children who are victims of child abuse are more likely to engage in risky behaviors as teens, perform criminal acts, engage in violence and they are more likely to acquire chronic diseases and die early. This costs our society both socially and economically.
In 2009, programs receiving funding from the NH Children's Trust Fund reported serving a total of 5,534 children and 4,365 parents in New Hampshire. Many communities in New Hampshire have family support programs or family resource centers available to help parents develop parenting skills, connect with other families and access supports and services to provide healthy and stable environments for their children. Refer to the Family Support New Hampshire network for the one nearest you. Participate, volunteer, donate and refer families that you know. All children deserve to be protected and nurtured so that they may develop into successful caring adults.
Serving Greater Manchester: Circle of Parents Support Group, playgroup, teen parenting group, cooperative parenting, divorce class, and nutrition class
518-4141
224-9920
Serving Strafford County: STEP: Systemic Training for Effective Parenting and 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children
516-9300
Serving Concord's Heights neighborhood: Family Support and Parent Education programs
225-0830
Serving Coos County: Home visiting program
752-3669
Serving Coos County: Home visiting program to increase parenting skills
466-5190 ext 303
Serving Sullivan County: Evidence-based intervention (child-parent psychotherapy)
Serving Antrim, Bennington, Hancock, and Francestown: Parent-child groups, parenting education
588-2620
Serving Belknap and Lower Grafton Counties: Home visiting program to provide support to families Contact: Karen Welford
524-8811
Serving Alton, Barnstead, and Gilmanton: Parent-child playgroup
393-0595
Serving the lower Seacoast Region: Parent education and family support
944-2093
Serving Hillsborough County: Workshops with psychologist, individual child assessments, resource and referrals to community support systems, NAEYC-accredited early care and education for children.
882-9080 x 204
Serving New Hampshire: Provide services to homeless pregnant women and new mothers
436-4989
Serving Hillsborough County: Child abuse prevention education using Child Assault Prevention (CAP) Project curriculum and training to childcare professionals
224-7005 x121
The Upper Room, A Family Resource Center :($7,500) Serving Atkinson, Danville, Derry, Hampstead Londonderry, Plaistow, Salem, Sandown, and Windham: Early intervention through in-home parenting education and counseling and a community-based parent-child play group
437-8477
Serving Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Dorchester, Ellsworth, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, New Hampton, Plymouth, Rumney, Sandwich, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth, and Woodstock: Parents will learn competencies and tools to understand child development, family communication, and nurturing behavior
536-3720
Serving Henry Wilson Street School Census Tracts in Manchester: Fathers will have increased supportive social networks, increased knowledge of parenting and child development, increased awareness of and comfort in accessing community resources, increased skills in coping with stress, increase in attachment with children
625-5785
The New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund is the only statewide agency focusing solely on child abuse and neglect prevention. The New Hamphire Children's Trust Fund supports community-based programs that prevent child abuse and neglect through grant-making, technical and training assistance, evaluation and special projects.
The NHCTF believes that the most effective way to keep our children safe from abuse and neglect is to foster the development of strong families. The New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund advocates for positive change in both state and federal policies that effect children and families. For more information, visit www.nhctf.org |
